The text book for this course is Introduction to Psychology 8th Edition by Plotnik and Kouyoumdjian.
Class schedules, required readings from text and homework .
What appears below is our schedule for this semester. As best we can we will try to uncover each of the topics that are most important for the modules I think are of importance and interest. The italicized words are the assignments that I will apply a grade to for that module in this course. You are responsible for knowing the content of the modules listed below. Note: we will have a short quiz every week unless there is an exam for that week. Remember to take good notes from class and from the text.
Classess
Block F & Block G
Readings for the week are the module listed
1-3
Module 1 "Getting to know you and why you forget my name." "What do you know about psychology?"
Weekend Homework: Read pp. 3-11, and complete "What Psychologists Do?"
Module 1
Module 1 (cont'd) "My Chosen Area of Focus in Psychology" (research pamphlet)
Module 2 "Psychology Research Project"
Module 1 (quiz)
Module 2 - pp. 27-37
4-7
Module 3 "Acting Out How Drugs Affect the Brain"
Module 3 - pp.47-57.
8-23
Module 4
A lot of classroom activities involving brain parts. "Brains"
Module 3 - complete . (quiz)
Module 4 - read pp. 70-81 and take notes.
Introductory Psychology 2010-11
Welcome to Introductory Psychology. Below are links to each of the units for this course. From this wiki we will explore this interesting and important discipline.General Psychology Links This is a free area for you to examine on your own. If you have somethings that you wish to add, please do so.
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to several themes within the field of psychology. The following themes, or topics will be covered in this course.
Unit I Introduction
Module 1 Discovering Psychology
Module 2 Psychology as a Science
Unit II Brain Anatomy
Module 3 Brain’s Building Blocks
Module 4 Incredible Nervous System
Unit III Consciousness
Module 7 Sleep & Dreams
Module 8 Hypnosis & Drugs
Unit IV Developmental Psychology
Module 17 Infancy & Childhood
Module 18 Adolescence & Adulthood
Unit V Learning
Module 9 Classical Conditioning
Module 10 Operant & Cognitive Approaches
Unit VI Intelligence and Testing Intelligence
Module 13 Intelligence
Unit VII Psychological and Mood Disorders and their Treatment
Module 22 Assessment & Anxiety Disorders
Module 23 Mood Disorders & Schizophrenia
Psychology Goes to the Movies
The text book for this course is Introduction to Psychology 8th Edition by Plotnik and Kouyoumdjian.
Class schedules, required readings from text and homework .
What appears below is our schedule for this semester. As best we can we will try to uncover each of the topics that are most important for the modules I think are of importance and interest. The italicized words are the assignments that I will apply a grade to for that module in this course. You are responsible for knowing the content of the modules listed below. Note: we will have a short quiz every week unless there is an exam for that week. Remember to take good notes from class and from the text."Getting to know you and why you forget my name."
"What do you know about psychology?"
Weekend Homework: Read pp. 3-11, and complete
"What Psychologists Do?"
"My Chosen Area of Focus in Psychology" (research
pamphlet)
Module 2
"Psychology Research Project"
Module 2 - pp. 27-37
"Acting Out How Drugs Affect the Brain"
A lot of classroom activities involving brain parts.
"Brains"
Module 4 - read pp. 70-81 and take notes.
"Dream Interpretation"
Module 8
Presentations on "What Narcotics Do."
Module 8 - only read pp. 174-86
Exam: Units 1 & 2
"Experiment and Write on Conservation and Egocentricity on
Seven Year Olds"
"Developmental Camp"
"Conditioning in Advertising"
Exam: Units 3 & 4
"Positive and Negative Reinforcers and Punishments"
"Developing Specialized I.Q. Tests" Not to be done
"Do Animals Have Language?" Not to be done
"Identifying Disorders"
Module 23
"Psychology Goes to the Movies"